2012 PNW gardens progress - Page 14

NickD · August 21, 2012

Finally getting some tomatoes ripening! Here's three pink Brandywines that I've picked in the last week. The first was only about 8.5oz, but it made a great BLT!

Also have more Sungolds than I know what to do with, and my Big Beefs and San Marzanos are blushing!

Nick

Tania · August 21, 2012

Beauty

Nick, we also have lots of SunGolds, but we can always use more

Sherry_AK · August 21, 2012

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Originally Posted by Tania

Btw, Sherry, how is your season going? I think we all experienced the less than impressive start along the coast...

Our season has not been good at all. It was a very chilly spring and early summer. We have had a few days here and there that were warm and sunny, and the past couple weeks we had several of those nice days, but things did not get off to a good start. My tomatoes, even in the greenhouse, are about 3 weeks late.

I hope we all have a better season next year!

Sherry

Tania · August 21, 2012

Sherry, I am so sorry to hear that... let's hope for a better year in 2013.
I hope you are not going to get any frost any time soon and your tomatoes will have a chance to ripen. I will keep my fingers crossed.

With our late blight outbreak I almost lost my hope a couple of weeks ago, but seeing some tomatoes ripening today cheered me up. If the dry spell continues, my tomatoes may survive longer!

dice · August 22, 2012

Things are definitely late (and wierd in some cases), but a few are
ripening. It looks like I will have a good crop of tomatoes from Siletz,
Fireworks II, and Magyar Piros Boker plants. I have one each of those
in a good spot, and they are full of fruit, just starting to blush. I am
eating a trickle of Moravsky Div, Stupice, and some early crosses.
I had my first Vzryv, Golden Bison, and a couple of others this week,
and Belyi Naliv are just blushing.

I have a Nile River Egyptian plant that set only one fruit, early.
It developed into a big, round red fruit about 1/2 to 3/4 the size
of a slowpitch softball. It did not have a mature seed in it, only
small, immature green ones smaller than a sesame seed in
the locules. It has a taste that is both sweet and tart at the
same time and far from bland. (I wished I had a bushel of
them after eating it. Some other year.)

pdxwindjammer · August 22, 2012

I was excited today to find nearly ripe Azoychka, Pink Honey and Aunt Ruby's German Green! These are alll fairly large fruit, too! The Moravski Div and Sophie's Choice continue to provide a couple of fruit each day I return to my community garden.

My green beans and lemon cucs have really slowed down. I think the very hot weather we had caused the blossoms to fall off. Hopefully with this week of temps in the 70's they will fire back up again.

Tania · August 28, 2012

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Originally Posted by pdxwindjammer

I was excited today to find nearly ripe Azoychka, Pink Honey and Aunt Ruby's German Green! These are alll fairly large fruit, too! The Moravski Div and Sophie's Choice continue to provide a couple of fruit each day I return to my community garden.

Very exciting, isn't it?

I love Aunt Ruby's German Green so much, and I was so happy to discover the same taste in Emerald cherry. I am hoping to collect enough seeds for it to offer in 2013 catalog - it is pretty productive, so I should be able to do it, if the weather cooperates.

We had a very cold rain this morning, it is cold and overcast today. 16C. More rain is forecasted. I hope this is not the end of the season yet?

My best tasting fruits so far came from Emerald, Black Krim (exquisite!), Volovsko Srce, Grub's Mystery Green RL, Grightmire Pride NOT (red beefsteak), Dwarf Mr. Snow, Indische Fleisch (superb!), Kozula's Striped Dark Violet #130.

Tania · August 30, 2012

I am posting my tomato pictures in the Photo Gallery: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=24787

pdxwindjammer · August 30, 2012

Yes, Tania! Aunt Ruby's German Green is probably my FAVORITE of all tomatoes! And it is early for me here in Portland for a big tomato. One of my first to ripen other than my small earlies.

plainolebill · September 4, 2012

We've gotten 32 lbs from our 3 Jetstar vines so far, with any kind of luck maybe another 10lbs. Lots of Stupice, cherries - the only big disappointment has been Moskvich not many fruit at all. This was our first year growing it and I probably won't grow it again. Overall we've had a very pleasant summer here in the Mid-Willamette Valley.

A Moroccan friend gave us a recipe for Zaalouk which we cooked up to go along with the big chuck of Chinook Salmon another friend caught on Saturday. No emoticons for buurp!

dice · September 6, 2012

Our cat is fond of Chinook Salmon. I was cooking a big slab one
afternoon, and he showed up on the doorstep with a freshly caught
mole. I guess he thought that was a fair trade.

plainolebill · September 6, 2012

How was the mole?

Sherry_AK · September 6, 2012

How sweet. He thought it was a pot luck!

maricybele · September 6, 2012

This year the squash plants aren't very happy. We got a lot in early August, but they just pooped out... I think the heat got to them.

Finished up most the corn, the tomatoes are still going, some have slowed down.

Planting fall plants now in the empty spaces.

dice · September 8, 2012

Quote:

How was the mole?

You will have to ask the bugs. I gave it to them. I figured he
deserved some salmon for the pest control. (He always gets
the skins and bones, anyway.)

August 21, 2012	#197
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Beauty Nick, we also have lots of SunGolds, but we can always use more __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

August 21, 2012	#199
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Sherry, I am so sorry to hear that... let's hope for a better year in 2013. I hope you are not going to get any frost any time soon and your tomatoes will have a chance to ripen. I will keep my fingers crossed. With our late blight outbreak I almost lost my hope a couple of weeks ago, but seeing some tomatoes ripening today cheered me up. If the dry spell continues, my tomatoes may survive longer! __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; August 21, 2012 at 01:44 AM.

August 22, 2012	#200
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Things are definitely late (and wierd in some cases), but a few are ripening. It looks like I will have a good crop of tomatoes from Siletz, Fireworks II, and Magyar Piros Boker plants. I have one each of those in a good spot, and they are full of fruit, just starting to blush. I am eating a trickle of Moravsky Div, Stupice, and some early crosses. I had my first Vzryv, Golden Bison, and a couple of others this week, and Belyi Naliv are just blushing. I have a Nile River Egyptian plant that set only one fruit, early. It developed into a big, round red fruit about 1/2 to 3/4 the size of a slowpitch softball. It did not have a mature seed in it, only small, immature green ones smaller than a sesame seed in the locules. It has a taste that is both sweet and tart at the same time and far from bland. (I wished I had a bushel of them after eating it. Some other year.) __________________ -- alias

August 30, 2012	#203
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	I am posting my tomato pictures in the Photo Gallery: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=24787 __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

September 6, 2012	#206
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Our cat is fond of Chinook Salmon. I was cooking a big slab one afternoon, and he showed up on the doorstep with a freshly caught mole. I guess he thought that was a fair trade. __________________ -- alias

August 22, 2012	#201
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	I was excited today to find nearly ripe Azoychka, Pink Honey and Aunt Ruby's German Green! These are alll fairly large fruit, too! The Moravski Div and Sophie's Choice continue to provide a couple of fruit each day I return to my community garden. My green beans and lemon cucs have really slowed down. I think the very hot weather we had caused the blossoms to fall off. Hopefully with this week of temps in the 70's they will fire back up again.

August 30, 2012	#204
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	Yes, Tania! Aunt Ruby's German Green is probably my FAVORITE of all tomatoes! And it is early for me here in Portland for a big tomato. One of my first to ripen other than my small earlies.

September 4, 2012	#205
plainolebill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Williamette Valley, Oregon Posts: 33	We've gotten 32 lbs from our 3 Jetstar vines so far, with any kind of luck maybe another 10lbs. Lots of Stupice, cherries - the only big disappointment has been Moskvich not many fruit at all. This was our first year growing it and I probably won't grow it again. Overall we've had a very pleasant summer here in the Mid-Willamette Valley. A Moroccan friend gave us a recipe for Zaalouk which we cooked up to go along with the big chuck of Chinook Salmon another friend caught on Saturday. No emoticons for buurp!

September 6, 2012	#207
plainolebill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Williamette Valley, Oregon Posts: 33	How was the mole?

September 6, 2012	#208
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	How sweet. He thought it was a pot luck!

September 6, 2012	#209
maricybele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon zone 8 Posts: 99	squash not happy.... This year the squash plants aren't very happy. We got a lot in early August, but they just pooped out... I think the heat got to them. Finished up most the corn, the tomatoes are still going, some have slowed down. Planting fall plants now in the empty spaces.